Defined by innovation and an undercurrent of rich history, from our leading companies and cutting edge startups to our government and top tier colleges, Boston inspires. This photo series aims to capture it. Enjoy!

Boston Common has been home to war protests, speeches and celebrations in centuries past. It houses the Central Burying Ground, a site where heroes like Samuel Sprague who participated in the Boston Tea Party and fought in the Revolutionary War are buried. The British used the Commons as their camp, a camp from which they left for the epic first battle of in the Revolutionary War on April 19th, 1775 — the Battle of Lexington and Concord. More recently in 1969 100,000 gathered at Boston Common in protest of the Vietnam War. Not to mention that individuals like Martin Luther King Jr. and Pope John Paul II have all given famous speeches there.

And last night, Boston Common was the main site in the city where young and old gathered to celebrate news of a mission accomplished overseas: Osama Bin Laden had been killed. Bearing red, white and blue and as many American flags as they could find, the crowd (many of which came running down Commonwealth Ave.) amassed at the gazebo on the Tremont St. side of the Commons. This photo, taken by Emerson College film student and actor Ryan Cultrera, captures the energy in the heart of the Hub last night around the brave mission accomplished by our American heros overseas.

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